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Grok Bot Routine Report: Forced Three-Column Status (Incomplete / Errors / Uncertain)

Add a fixed formatting requirement to Grok Bot's routine saved instruction so every automated report ends with three columns: incomplete, errors, and uncertain items.

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Who
Users who need AI progress reports but are frustrated by generic 'everything is fine' summaries
You get
AI automatically appends a three-column status block at the end of each report, making blockers and risks visible at a glance
You need
Grok Bot

Constraints

Prerequisite: access to Grok Bot and familiarity with its 'Routine' (scheduled task) feature. Operation is minimal—paste one fixed sentence into the routine's saved instruction / system prompt field. Cost: unknown, depends on Grok Bot routine billing. Limitations: only changes output format; does not improve AI factual accuracy; if there is no progress, all three columns may read 'none'.

What they did

Author yyf940515 noticed AI progress reports often only conveyed good news, hiding stuck or failed items. They added a fixed formatting requirement to every summary, forcing the AI to list three columns at the end: incomplete, errors, and uncertain. The author embedded this sentence into Grok Bot's routine (scheduled task) saved instruction so it applies automatically on every run without manual reminders.

How it went

The author reports that after adding the fixed sentence, issues previously requiring three rounds of follow-up are now visible at first glance (author_report).

Worth knowing

1. This template only changes output format; it does not guarantee accurate AI judgment of what is incomplete/erroneous/uncertain. 2. The source did not provide screenshots or detailed UI steps for creating a Grok Bot routine; readers must locate the routine/scheduled task feature themselves. 3. Cost and rate limits are unknown. 4. Not tested by this site; reproduction=not_tested. 5. If a task has no substantive progress, all three columns may show 'none', which is expected behavior.

Steps

  1. Open the Grok Bot routine editor

    Open Grok Bot, locate an existing scheduled task (routine) or create a new one. Find the editable instruction field, often labeled 'saved instruction' or 'system prompt'.

  2. Paste the three-column reporting fixed sentence

    Paste the following fixed requirement at the end of the instruction text box (or as a separate line). This is the verbatim source text; do not rewrite.

    Execution prompt · Source text。Grok Bot routine saved instruction / system prompt field

    结果末尾单列三栏：没做完的、出错的、我不确定的。哪栏没有就写『无』，不许省略。

  3. Save and wait for the routine to run automatically

    Save the routine settings. On each subsequent automatic execution, the AI will append the three-column status block to its report. Check the first run to confirm the columns appear and are formatted correctly.

Prompt you can copy

Reference prompt · Editorial suggestion。Confirm the destination, input variables and output format before use.

This block is the prompt. Ads are never placed here.

No prompt needed — just follow the steps.

The core action is pasting one fixed formatting sentence into the Grok Bot routine; no additional conversational prompt is needed.

Source

（中文）例程汇报强制三栏：没做完的 / 出错的 / 我不确定的 · yyf940515 · X · 2026-10-21T05:24:57.000Z

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